DC Collectibles: Batman the Animated Series figures, SDCC More on the way?

DC Collectibles has announced the expansion of their 6" Animated Batman figures. This looks to be a nice set of figures, especially with DCU dropping out of retail, this is a nice continuation to what could have easily been done by Mattel.

Just today we were introduced to the Joker, Robin, & Poison Ivy. Two Face and Mr Freeze's debut was a few months ago if only in sketches. This brings the total to 7 figures in an already unreleased line-up. Simply amazing. We're sure to see more at SDCC this summer as well.

Who's next?

Superman the Animated Series anyone?

Seeing how these are being handled definitely makes the mind wander. Seeing such a push into a territory with the idea that there will be more lends to the thought that this could be a new era approaching for DCC. Mattel finally bowed out of the 6" game for DC characters leaving Marvel Legends to run the toy isles. Meanwhile DCC is putting out some of the best looking figures right now that we may have never come to expect from DCC, Formerly DC Direct. It even looks like we are hijacking Mattel's T Crotch/Hip assemblies anyway.

Points of articulation have been a point of articulation for years in action figure collecting. Do we need it? Does it diminish the look of the figure? What's more valuable, posability or awesome sculpts? Has anyone seen Figma? These people have been doing AWESOME beautiful Japanese characters, and when they get to do familiar pop culture characters, they blow it away!!!

Anyway, I think its been pretty clear that DCC is looking to pick up the slack left behind by Mattel. Could we be stepping into the world where the figures we wanted to see from Mattel will come from DCC in our current scale? Imagine the result of DCC getting behind supplementing our appetites for Mattel product we'll never got? 

Superman Movie Masters anyone?

I've been kicking around this Kit Bash Christopher Reeve Superman Movie Masters for years just hoping that I would see it bested by Mattel. But they led us astray… 2" off course. We finally get a Christopher Reeve retail figure and he's 4" tall? or less? No thanks, why is it that Mattel has decided to get out of the 6" game? or have they? Will Movie Masters ALWAYS be on the horizon while the 3.75" figures are our ballet boxes for what properties get the 6" treatment? Will Mattel catch on to Hasbro's strategic success? Will they be there for us when the next superhero movies come out? How can they ignore a 6" hero figure market or force us to re-buy in an inferior scale and quality? I guess they'll find out. Or maybe they've still got something big up their sleeves?

or maybe not...

There are a few stinkers in Hasbro's isles too but for the most part they are sought after characters to varying degrees. Star Wars alone in its 3.75" line can detect the demand for more characters in its own line, they've been doing it for years. Regardless, if we're not going to get them from Mattel, why   not accept one from a company that can do every bit the diligent justice to a property like this?  

I'd love to see DCC take over Mattel's former command of awesome DC Characters in 6" but actually do them AWESOME!!! I loved the 4 Horsemen line, there are still few true gaps that will never be filled from my DCU collection… I'm looking at you Gold Superman and Mxyzptlk… WTF? And the C&C couldn't have been a proper version of SP Kalibak? Can we atleast Mail Away for our Blue Suited Clark Kent figure? Please update the DCSH Sculpt though… he looks pretty weak, eeven for Clark... 

But I don't think it was the Horsemen who killed the line… the line killed the line… the bottom line… jerks…

Thanks for reading, come for the news, stay for the rants...

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SDCC 2013 Reveals Wishlist: Superman the Movie

GeekSummit's SDCC 2013 Reveals Wishlist  

Dark Knight... Batman '66... Green Lantern... Man of Steel... GHOSTBUSTERS!!!

But what about the Reeve movies?...

 

What if???...

Diddly Doo! Diddly Doo! Diddly Doo!

An entire progressing line covering all 4 yes all 4 Christopher Reeve Superman Movies could be slated for release in the mix of the Man of Steel Mania taking hold this summer. 6" Movie Masters "Classics" would be designed for ALL headliner characters including:

• Marlon Brando as JorEl in black AND a white variant both with various crystal accessories.

• Lex Luthor with Kryptonite chain and a cigar (no word on removable wig status)

• Clark Kent with removable glasses and hat with overcoat over arm accessory.

• Superman authentic designed costume with newspaper dispenser.

  What, no Lois?

• There seems to be a teaser in the bottom left corner of an emerging 3-pack of the of the Kalamity from Krypton; Zod, Ursa, & Non.

Could more second tier characters be on the horizon? I would certainly think so being the first 2 movies use all the same characters… Hooray!!! a Two-Fer!!!

Diddly Doo! Diddly Doo! Diddly Doo!

With high hopes for an awesome Superman Legacy line from Mattel ala Batman Legacy (not bad) I could only hope with the most sincere delusion that this has crossed the minds of Mattel if not for the 75th anniversary of the man himself then the 35th anniversary of the first movie... Well, I can't make it happen myself but I can throw this blood in the water and hope someone wants this as bad as I do…

Man of Steel | SDCC Exclusive Revealed

Mattel has released images of the 2013 SDCC Exclusive Man of Steel 2 Pack

Every year, Mattel has one of the largest toy presences at Comic-Con, and they’re again bringing a host of cool exclusives, including a special ‘Man of Steel’ box set ($50.00).

They’re battling it out on the big screen, but Superman and General Zod bring their fight home in the two-pack. (And Zod comes packing with a steel girder! Look out, Supes!)

Superman looks intense usually but when he really needs to take charge he breaks out the heat vision. Push a button on the back of his figure and his eyes light up to add drama to a fiery situation.
San Diego Comic Con takes place 07/17/13 – 07/21/13

Via USA Today

GeekSummit Summary:
While I nearly figured that all of these features would be included I'm surprised that Zod is not the character getting the heat vision feature and Superman a more deluxe looking fabric cape. While I am always a fan of fabric over vinyl the cape does betray scale a bit and I HATE those rubber tops. The transitions are always made to be blocky and there's no good way to do it via Mattel.

Also is this possibly the only way we get bearded Zod in the Kryptonian skin suit? Would we have rather gotten Superman/Zod with ab crunch and fabric cape options?

So what do you think?

Batman Unlimited | Wave 3 Beware the Batman 6" figure Revealed

Mattel has released the first image of the Beware the Batman figure from Dc Comics Unlimited Wave3.

While I find the figure itself to be a pretty accurate depiction of the character's appearance thus far I do hate to see more and more figures losing their ab crunch articulation. Hopefully the scale/proportions of this figure in particular make it a solid choice and not a new trend to seep into all of the titles we can look forward to in the future.

Man of Steel | UPDATE Movie Masters Wave 2 Package Shots

More new surfacing on Movie Masters Wave 2 for Man of Steel. Wave 2 will feature repacks of Superman and Zod both with added accessories as well as Zod in Armor and Foara in Armor. These are looking pretty nice. I would only say look forward with caution as Zod is packed in a dramatic pose that I see endangering those bicep swivels. That's just me. But hey... atleast we're just buying him for the accesories!!! Yay Mattel!!!

Man of Steel | UPDATE Movie Masters Wave 2 Photos Surface

More good news!! A South American buyer got a hold of these new Wave 2 figures and posted these shots on ActionFigureInsider's Mattel forums. Here are the shots and new insights into Wave 2's initial offerings:

Faora

Doesn't seem to have come with any accessories. She does feature a custom "F" Shield

 General Zod

General Zod is a further aged version of the initial Zod released in wave 1. This one sports the battle armor as well as his helmet be it for battle or space travel. Also comes with "Z/U" stand.

 

 

Superman

Superman sees an immediate participation in wave 2 with these additional accessories. He comes with an "S sheild Key" and apparently some part of the chains to hoist the Fortress of Solitude doors perhaps? 

Man of Steel | Movie Masters Superman Figure Review

Watch the Full Review on GeekSummit's YouTube Channel

I came home to a box on my doorstep this afternoon and what did I see looking back at me?
My first glance at the Movie Masters Man of Steel Superman figure… 2 of them!!!

Click Image Above for Full 360 Degree Video

These guys looked great. The likeness was dead on in the face, the packaging was bright and VERY red. I was pretty excited. Watch the full review video below.

 

See ActionFigurePlanet's review

http://actionfigureplanet.blogspot.com/2013/04/mattel-man-of-steel-movie-masters-quick.html

Shortly after opening the first one I went straight to the shop to give him an additional paint overhaul. I used a black wash to give some depth to the chainmail and silver ribbing and added a wired fabric cape.  I also added a little articulation to the hips to give him more arch for flying poses as well as added articulation to the neck to improve the range of motion. These guys look awesome. I can't wait until the rest of the set hits retail in May!!

GeekSummit's Custom • MATTEL's Original

Click Image Above to See 360 Video of Custom Superman Figure

 

http://youtu.be/_qCd2NQVO0A

Man of Steel | Movie Masters hit Ebay!!!

It's happened... Man of Steel Movie Masters have found their first debut on ebay this week. At first I thought it was yet another April Fools prank but eBay is hardly the place to pull something like that for several reasons. At first I was hesitant to hit Buy It Now (mostly because of their feedback panel) but I made sure to contact the seller to make sure this was no pre-sale or pre-order or some other junk like that and I got a speedy response back that these were in stock and ready to go.

Now this won't take the fun out of the official retail release that we'll see in May/June at all but I did want to get one of these as soon as humanly possible. MSRP @ $14.99 I paid $26.99 for mine... then ordered a second one (Superman only) the seller had full sets of the first 3 figures as well for $69.99 but I think that came to be once they realized these were selling VERY quickly... The price is now $27.99 each so expect to see that go up as quantities dwindle as well.

But here we are with full presentations of the front and backs of the first 3 figures to be released.

Jor El • Superman • General Zod

 

Here we have a good look at the bios (though blurry on some) to give really no deeper insight into the characters or plots. General Zod's is the only one that reveals any new news that there are more Kryptonians than just himself and Faora along with Kal-El.

While I'm excited about the release of these I'm still not crazy about their color scheme being so Red-Heavy. But I know they need to step away from the deeper scheme of Dark  Knight Rises to set themselves apart at retail. Though I'm still a fan of my Custom Packaging Prototype.

 

Man of Steel | Best Buy Exclusive Premium Figure Surfaces

Another chance find online turned up this Henry Cavill Man of Steel premium figure. Though it is listed as a Best Buy figure it does seem a little early in the game even for China. These are typically attached to DVD releases but it seems to be consistent with the Best Buy/DC Direct releases of limited articulation.

Figure is listed as being 3.5" tall featuring only  articulation in the shoulders and possibly the head. He comes on a base as is typical of the Best Buy/DC Direct realeases. If nothing else it could be a birthday cake topper?

Man of Steel Figures | More Surface Online

Our friends overseas are at it again. Now with a new look at what could be a 6" action oriented line of figures featuring supposedly movie specific incarnations along with squeeze action power features.

Here we see Superman with a bank vault door, Zod with what seems to be wreckage utilized as weaponry and a Superman in a battle armor armed only with what should be seen as a tractor tire.

More updates as soon as they become available!!!